Till-lock



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W. R. VAN-VLIET. TILL LOCK.

No. 478,897. Patented July 12, 1892.

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W. R. VAN VLIBT. TILL LOCK.

NO- 478,89? Patented July 12, 1892.

@man STATES ATENT FFICE.

VARREN R. VAN VLIET, OF EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TILL-LOC K.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 478,897, dated July 12, 1892.

Application tiled May 6, 1891l Serial No. 391,802. (No model.)

My invention relates to an improvement in locks for cash-drawers; and it consists in the construction and arrangement'of parts, which will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a machine which embodies myinvention complete. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line @c @c of Fig. l, showing the locking mechanism which is placed upon one side of the boX. Fig. 3 is a detached View showing one of the locking-bolts and the drawer-locking lever.

A is an inclosing casing, in one end of which is placed a cash-drawer B, which moves back and forth therein in the usual manner. Connected to the inner corner of this cash-drawer and projecting inward any desired distance is a catch C, which has its inner upper face inclined, as shown, so that the vertical springactuated bolt D will pass over this inclined surface of the catch andfallbehind its shoulder for the purpose of locking the drawer closed. This bolt is normally held downward by means of a spring` E, and the bolt slides freely in suit-able bearings supported from the side of the box, as shown. v Iivoted between its ends to the side of the box is a lever F, which has its inner end connected to the bolt D by means of a screw or pin G, and this pin projects into a Vertical slot II, which is made in the bolt. By means of this construction when the drawer is pushed inward and the catch engages the lower end of the bolt the bolt is allowed a free upward movement independent of the lever and without in any manner affecting the said lever. The pin, which projects inward from the lever, normally rests against the upper wall of the said slot, so that when the outer end of the lever is depressed the bolt will .be moved upward for the purpose of releasing the drawer, as will hereinat'ter appear.

I is a horizontal partition in the case above the drawer, carrying` the frame J, in which the sliding rods or bars of the lock work. The inner end of this frameJ of the combinationlock is placed over an opening made in the partition I, and in this frame anydesired nurnber of tumbler-s or sliding bars K are placed, and are normally held outward by means of the springs L, which are placed around them. These hars K have their inner ends extend downward, as shown at M, and the lower portions ot these downwardly-extending portions are cut away on their outer ends to form an incline N, with which the lower ends of the vertical spring-actuated keys O engage as they are forced downward. One end of the lever E normally rests over the outer ends of the sliding bars K and a suitable distance above them, so that when one of the keys O is depressed the bar K, which that key operates, is moved inward out of the way ot' the lever which is engaged by ashoulderP, which is formed upon each of the keys, and allows the lever to be depressed at its outer end by the key and its inner end raise the bolt, which allows the drawer to be forced outward by means of the spring Q, which is fastened to the bottom of the box between its ends, inside of the inner end of the cash-drawer. Connected to the inner ends of the sliding bars K are the rings or loops S, which can be passed over a pin or projection T for the purpose of holding the bars drawn inward out of the way of the adjacent end of the pivoted lever F. By 'means of this construction the bars and keys form a combination-lock, so that it will require one, two, three, or more of the keys to be depressed in order to allow the outer end of the lever to be depressed for the purpose of raising the bolt and releasing the drawer. Those bars which are not in the combination will be drawn inward and secured by means of the rings and pins, so that when their corresponding key is depressed it will not have any effect, and the outer end of the lever will be arrested by the other bars K that are in the combination and which are normally held outward by means of their springs under the said lever. In this manner those keys which operate the bolts that are in roo y the combination must be operated before the drawer will be released.

In order to furtherlock the lever, a V-shaped locking arm or finger U is provided at the inner end of the said lever, and this finger is pivoted between its ends. Connected at one end to this finger and at its opposite end to an operating-handle V is a bar XV, by means of which the finger is operated for the purpose of locking the inner end of the lever and preventing it from being raised. Connected io the handle V at one end and to the box at its opposite end is a spring X, by means of which the end Y of the finger is normally held over the inner end of the lever F. The opposite end of this finger is made longer and extends downward to be forced outward by means of an inwardly-extending arm Z,whieh is secured to the inner corner of the cashdrawer above the catch. This arm has its outer end inclined, so that when the drawer is pushed inward it will force the end l of the said finger outward and release it from a catch 2, with which it engages when forced backward by means of the operating-handle V. The normal position of the finger is with the short end Y over the inner end of the lever F, which prevents it from being raised for the purpose of raising the bolt and releasing the drawer, and hence it becomes necessary to first operate this handle before the drawer can be opened by the keys O. By pulling outwardly upon the handle V the end l of the Enger will engage the catch 2 and be held in this position. Then bydepressing the proper keys O-that is, the keys that are in the combination-the outer end of the lever will be depressed, the inner end raised, and the bolt released from the catch at the inner cornerof the drawer and the drawer thrown outward by means of the spring. When the drawer is again pushed in, the arm Z engages the arm l of the linger and disengages it from the catch 2, when the short end Y will be drawn over the inner end of the lever F and prevent it from being operated. As the lever or handle V is operated a bell or alarm is sounded by means of a rod 3, which operates a spring actuated clapper 4, that strikes a bell 5. So, also, when the cashdrawer is thrown open a bell 6 is struck by means of a clapper 7, and an alarm thus given. This clapper 7 is pivoted between its ends lo a support which rises from the bottom of the box, and has its end opposite from the clapper extending downward and into a loop S, formed in the adjacent end of the spring Q.

Having thus described my invention, l claiml. A cash-drawer having a catch, a lockingbolt, a leverpivoted between its ends and having one end connected with the bolt, springactuated sliding bars placed under the opposite end of thc lever for preventing it from being depressed, and keys which operate the lever and move the bars from under it, the parts combined to operate substantially as described.

2. A cash-drawer having a catch, a lockingbolt for engaging the catch, a lever pivoted between its ends, the bolt having a Vertical slot, and a projection at one end of the lever which enters the said slot, spring-actuated sliding bars placed under the opposite end of the lever for preventing it from being depressed, and keys which move the bars from under the lever and at the same time depress it, the parts combined substantially as specified.

A cash-drawer having a catch, a lockingbolt which engages the catch, alever pivoted between its ends and having one end connected with the bolt, spring-actuated sliding bars placed under the opposite end of the lcver, the innerendsof the bars being inclined, and keys which engage the inclines of the bars for moving them from under the lever and at the same time engaging the lever for depressing it, the parts combined substantially as shown and described.

4. A cash-drawer having a catch, a springactnated locking-bolt, aleverpivoted between its ends and having one end connected with the bolt, spring-actuated sliding bars placed under the opposite end of the lever, keys for operating the bars and the lever, a finger at the opposite end of the lever, which engages the adjacent end of the lever and prevents it from being raised, and a handle for operating the finger, the parts combined to operate substantially as set forth.

5. A cash-drawer carrying a catch, a locking-bolt, a lever pivoted betweenits ends and having one end connected with the bolt, springactuated sliding bars placed under the opposite end of thelever, keys for operating them IDO and the lever, a finger at the opposite end of WARREN R. VAN VLIE'I.

Witnesses:

MORRIS WAUMAN, WILLIAM VAN GORDEN. 

